| 100% | OCHO | 4 | "The ___" (nickname for an ESPN channel in the movie "Dodgeball") |
| 56% | POINTGOD | 8 | Nickname for an élite player at the one, in basketball |
| 51% | ABE | 3 | Rearrange the letters in "bae" for an "honest" president's nickname |
| 50% | THRU | 4 | Where Dolly Parton was Travelin' when she got an 2005 Oscar nomination for Best Original Song in the movie "Transamerica" |
| 50% | AROD | 4 | Nickname for an ESPN baseball commentator |
| 49% | JLO | 3 | Nickname for the female singer who became an "American Idol" judge in 2011: 2 wds. |
| 48% | GATOR | 5 | The nickname for an animal like the crocodile |
| 48% | BOOK | 4 | "The Jungle ___," movie for which the poster appeared as an easter egg in "Meet the Robinsons" |
| 47% | SALMA | 5 | ___ Hayek, Mexican-American actress who is known for her role in the movie "Frida" for which she received an Academy Award nomination |
| 47% | SLY | 3 | Nickname for the lead actor in the Rocky series, Sylvester Stallone |
| 47% | THEGOAT | 7 | Nickname for the best player in the history of a sport |
| 46% | ANGELA | 6 | Bassett who was the first person to be nominated for an Oscar for acting in a Marvel movie |
| 46% | EUROLAND | 8 | Early nickname for a bloc assembled in the late 1990s |
| 46% | AND | 3 | The word that an ampersand stands in for |
| 46% | BOO | 3 | Nickname for the little girl in "Monsters, Inc." |
| 45% | AGENTP | 6 | Nickname for Perry the Platypus in Phineas and Ferb |
| 45% | OWL | 3 | Bird that's also the nickname for an athlete from Temple University |
| 45% | HEISTS | 6 | Term used in the movies for gang thefts |
| 44% | CULT | 4 | Dedicated fanbase in the movie "Mad Max," for one |
| 44% | MANCUB | 6 | Nickname for Mowgli in The Jungle Book |
| 43% | SUE | 3 | Nickname for the 12-Down in Chicago's Field Museum |
| 43% | BLAH | 4 | "Her performance in the movie was very ___" (expression for unexciting) |
| 43% | GHOSTFACE | 9 | Nickname of the villain in the Scream movies |
| 43% | POTSIE | 6 | Nickname for Warren Weber in an old sitcom |
| 43% | NOMINEES | 8 | The people or movies competing for an award |
| 43% | ANI | 3 | Nickname for the protagonist in 2024's "Anora" |
| 43% | HERO | 4 | The person you root for in a movie |
| 43% | THEAPES | 7 | "War for the Planet of ___," an upcoming instalment in the series: 2 wds. |
| 43% | GEMSTATE | 8 | Nickname for the only place in America to find star garnet, appropriately enough |
| 43% | CHU | 3 | Actress Tiffany ___, known for her role in the movie "Ms. Purple" |